Shaving brush and the like



L. SIMMONS SHAVING BRUSH AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 29, 1929 Oct. 1, 1929.

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Patented Oct.- 1, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'SHLVING BRUSH THE LIKE- Appli catlon illeitlanuary 29, 1929. Serial No. 335,805.

- This invention relates to shaving brushes,

and the ob'ectsand nature of the invention will be rea ily understood b those skilled in I shaving rush the parts of which including bination, as more fully set forth and.specifi ed;

the art in the light of the fo lowing explanation of the accompanying drawings that 11- lustrate what I believe to be'the preferred mechanical expression or embodiment of my invention from among other forms, constructicns, and arrangements within the spirit and scope thereof. r a An ob'ect of the inventlon is to provlde a the bristle tuft can be readily cleansed as well as separated for renewal, inspection and washing, and wherein a trap or receptacle is provided to, receive and retain lather and soap solution, particularly when the brush is held or standing in reversed position, andthereby protect the handle and hands.

With the foregoing and other objects view, my mvention consists in certaininovelfeatures in construction, assembly and comhereinafter.

Referring .to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof;

Fig. 1 shows in perspective a shaving brush and the like embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

Fig. 3 shows p'arts'of the brush separated and in longitudinal section. a The brush member or element consists of a usually flat-faced disk-like hard rimmed head or body 2, usuall of plastic or other material in which the ristle ends are permanently embedded and thereby anchored and secured to form the 'bundle of bristles 1, constituting the bristle tuft for lathering and rubbin This head 2, as a permanent part thereo includes a cylindrical surroundmg rin or band 3, preferably of metal, that is annularly flanged inwardly at its top edge to provide the head with a radially en arged annular rim forming the top annular shoulder 4.

It is contemplated that users of my chase in the open market for replacement purposes, the brush members or elements substantially as herein described and shown,

.receptacle 5 tric with the longitudinal axis of the handle. In the particular example illustrated, the end *of the rigid handle that forms this receptacle, is] ofv relatively enlarged diameter and is im-. provedshaving brush, will be able to pur- .havin brush hairs or bristles of different qualities and characteristics to suit various .to providea complete shaving brush possess- I n I mgcertam novel and advantageous characterist cs.

Forll instance, I show a lon itudinally elonyg'ated handle 5, formed by a lock of suitable ,strong usually hard material, that is prefer- ;ablenon-absorbent, and preferably capable :of being smoothly finished and polished. Thishandle is formed with a central longitudinal bore or bolt hole 5'.

-, The transverse end of the handle adjacent the brush member, i. e. the upper end of the handle, is hollowed out or concaved, to form or outwardl facing cup-like an upwardl y of substantia capacity, concenmolded,fmachined, or otherwise shaped, to

' provide an annular outwardly and upwardly flaring rigid flange 5, integral with the body of the handle,-to constitute the open-top cup or receptacle 5, provided by the peculiar end formation of the handle itself. a

A screw-threaded rod or bolt 6 is removably and longitudinally fitted in the bore 5",

of the handle 5, and removably secured therein by the screw threaded nut 6, removably fitting the outer (lower) end of the handle and ongitudinally receiving and screwing on the threaded outer end of bolt 6. The nut 6 is preferably formed to centrally fit on and overlap the adjacent end face ofthe handle, and the outer face of said nut is preferably flat and of sufiiciently extensive area to form the base on which the shaving brush can stand in upright position.

' The inner (upper) end of the bolt 6, is

thereto to reduce to the minimum the reducformed with a rigid head 7, arranged centrally tion in cup capacity resulting from the partial location of the head therein. This head 7, at its lower end, rovides a preferably flat annular transverse ace 7, to abut the central portion of the floor of the cup surrounding the upper end of bore 5, to close the upper end of said bore, and to provide an abutment opposing nut 6', whereby the handle and bolt can be tightly clamped together. The head 7, is of greater length than the depth of the cup 5", and at its free orvupper end forms a transverse circular disk-like portion 7 longitudinally screw threaded at its cylindrical periphery and having a transverse flat top face to receive the flat bottom face of the rimmed head 2, of the bristle tuft. The

diameter of said head 2, is approximatelythesame as the diameter of dis suitable means is to clamping or coupling the brush member head 2, to or against the shaving brush relation. For instance, for this purpose, in the particular example illustrated, I show, a removable flanged screw threaded coupling sleeve 8.

This sleeve is annularly flanged inwardly at its upper end, at 8, and is interiorly screw threaded atits lower end, where the interior diameter of the sleeve approximately equals the diameter of portion screw thereon. The length of the sleeve 8, exceeds that of'the bristle tuft head, and the internal diameter of said sleeve is such that the sleeve can be longitudinally slipped onto and from and along the bristle tuft -1, and over and to snugly cover the head 2, while the reduced diameter at the upper end of the sleeve at flange 8, provides an annular shoulder to cover and abut shoulder 4', of the head 2, whereby the bristle tuft head is retained and tightly clamped against disk portion 7", when the sleeve 8, is screwed down on said portion. The sleeve is preferably exteriorly knurled or otherwise formed, at 8, to facilitate screwing and unscrewing the sleeve by the fingers, to clamp and release the brush member. The disk portion 7 is of substantially reduced diameter with respect to the top diameter of cup 5 and the portion of head 7, below said disk is of substantially reduced diameter, as the purpose is to provide a cup of substantial capacity. The provision of the upwardly flaring cup, as a rigid part of the upper end of the handle, in this example with the brush head mounting of reduced diameter with respect thereto, provides an annular opening between said mounting and the top edge or rim of the cup, throu h which lather and soap solution flowing own the brush head mounting, can drip intoand will be caught by the cup, to protect the handle and hand grasping the same. This arrangement also facilitates washing and cleansing the shaving brush, as flowing water from a portion 7", and

provide for removably portion 7 in operative 7", to longitudinally faucet has free access to the cup and other parts'of the complete brus B unscrewing and removing nut 6, the handle and bolt can be separated for cleans ing, and for replacement of worn or damaged parts.

In the example. shown, the cylindrical exteriorly screw threaded member 7 is normally secured as a stationary part of the handle 5 located in the cup 5 and thus provides the handle with a screw threaded portion centrally arranged with respect to the on to which the rimmed head of the bristle tu t is removably clamped by the coupling sleeve 8, as hereinbefore described so that the bristle tuft can be removed and replaced by manipulation of the coupling sleeve while the externall screw threaded disk or head 7 remains in xed position as a part of the handle.

In the example shown the member 7 that lprovides a seat a ainst which the bristle tuft cad is clamped the coupling sleeve 8, is removably secured in fixed relation to the handle 5 by a screw threaded connection consisting of the threaded bolt 6 and its complementary nut 6.

I do not wish to limit my invention to the approximate disclosure hereof except where required b the following claims construed in the lig t of the prior art, as various changes, modifications and departures can be resorted to.

What I claim is:

1. A brush, embodying a handle having a rigid end cup of enlarged diameter and a longitudinal cylindrical threaded'end portion secured to said handle and-of reduced diameter and centrally arranged with respect to said cup, said threaded portion providin an end seat; a bristle tuft provided wit a rimmed head having an end abutment face adapted to said end seat; and a removable screw thread coupling sleeve of reduced diameter with respect to said on and loosely fitting said head to screw on sai portion and rigidly clamp the head and hen 1e together with said seat directly abutting said abutment face whereby the bristle tuft can be clamped to and removed from the handleby screwin said sleeve onto and from said threaded end portion.

2. A shaving bristle tuft embodyin' a brush having a permanent rimmed heaf; a handle; a bolt having means for removably securing thehandle thereto; said bolt having a projecting end head providing a cylindrical exteriorly screw threaded end portion providing an end face against which the end face of said rimmed 'headfits; and a screw threaded removably coupling sleeve normally surrounding said rimmed head and screwed on said threadedend portion and fitting the rimmed head to clamp the same against said end face, whereby said bristle tuft is separable from said bolt head and said handle.

3. A shaving brush embodying a handle having a lon itudinal bore and providing a rigid en cup of enlarged diameter; a bolt arranged in said bore and removably secured to the handle, said bolt having an end head arranged centrally and longitudinally in said cup and formed with a screw threaded cylindrical end; a removable bristle tuft having a permanent rimmed cylindrical end head normally seated against said cylindrical end; and a screwthreaded coupling sleeve removably screwed on said cylindrical end and engagingtsaid rimmed head to clamp the bristle tu against said cylindridal end in operative normally fixed relation to said handle and its cup.

Signed at Washington, D. 0., this 28th day of J an., 1929.

LEO SIMMONS. 

